urea plasma

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Registered: 12-26-2006
urea plasma
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Wed, 07-09-2008 - 8:20pm

hi, so ive been bleeding for years - gone for tests, and finally one come back showing i have urea plasma. the letter i got in the mail said i have urea plasma, it is not a sexually transmitted disease, it is caused by being run down and gave me some anti biotics for it. Ive looked on yahoo,etc. And even posted on another board and its all come back saying it is transmitted sexually. i found out my partner was cheating on me so i made him go get tested.his results came back clear.


So what is the go with this urea plasma ? how did i get it ? whats it caused by ? is it a std?


Also, ive noticed its started hurting a little bit when i pee, ive taken ural but its still there a little. Anything else i can take for it ?

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-23-2004
In reply to: angel_086
Wed, 07-09-2008 - 9:48pm

Hi angel_086 and welcome.


I don't know alot about ureaplasma but this is what I found at wikipedia:



Ureaplasma urealyticum is a bacterium belonging to the family Mycoplasmataceae. Its type strain is T960.


U. urealyticum is part of the normal genital flora of both men and women. It is found in about 70% of sexually active humans. It can also cause disease, including non-specific urethritis (NSU), infertility, chorioamnioitis, stillbirth, premature birth, and, in the perinatal period, pneumonia or meningitis.


There are six recognised Ureaplasma species, They have a G+C content of 27 - 30 mol%, and a genome size ranging between 0.76 - 1.17 Mbp, and cholesterol is required for growth. A defining characteristic of the genus is that they perform urea hydrolysis.


And here is the link to an indepth article on ureaplasma:


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